Day Dreaming

This afternoon I experienced a session of day dreaming. I pictured being back in Amsterdam. I was just there at Christmas time 2014.

Then I switched on the TV, and there was Rick Steves strolling through the Rijksmuseum and standing right in front of Rembrandt's Night Watch. 

On the sunny warm December Sunday that I was there, the tour guide informed us that Amsterdam has a population of 750,000 people. She said that the past 12 days had been cold & overcast, and the crowds on the streets made me think that the entire population was outside enjoying the wonderful weather. But wrong! At least 100,000 were in the Rijksmuseum.

I finally got close enough to actually see it.

Night Watch, Rembrandt 1642

Color of the Week

It may be gray & dreary outside, but these sunny grapefruit can make you feel positively tropical on the inside.

Chinese New Year

Year of the Ram

The style of this drawing makes me think it was done by Marc Chagall

Quote of the Week

"Color is life, for a world without color seems dead."  Johannes Itten

Masks on Display II

Display Cases at the Library

My goal was to show the process: from idea to design to finished mask. I always try to educate.

Ceramic Gourd

The post for November 6th showed the stages of glazing a ceramic gourd.

The type of glaze used required three coats with a brush. Then I used rubber stamps to add the design and then some spots of more color.

This is the finished gourd. 

If I put it outside would a bird be interested in living there?

Masks on Display

Red Mask

My masks have come out of the closet, or at least some of them have. They have been in storage for two years and are finally revealed for display. You can find them at the Bartlesville Public Library during the month of February.The red mask above is not mine but it may inspire me to do some masks on paper.

Here are some of the guys you will find at the library.